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Zorrow, I'm reasonably sure Kiz was yankin' our chains.

LOL. Awright, I'll admit, ya had me going, Kiz. For a brief minute there I thought you were for real. My bad.

Really? You think that gives him the right to destroy someone's vintage ax that way? Like I said, IMO, I don't care who you are, ya don't mess with another man's ax like that. If I'm missing a big chunk of the subtext, i.e. Prince choreographed this or made arrangements to compensate the guy behind the scenes then my rant is for naught. I'm basing my opinion on the apparent fact that Douglas didn't seem to know that was gonna happen.

Not surprised by that, Dave.

Sorry Kiz, I gotta call bullshit on that. You just don't fuck with another man's guitars, regardless of your feelings about the make/model. I ain't a fan of Epi's, vintage or otherwise, but I know well enough not to pull some mega-prick stunt like that. I don't care who the fuck you are (or are calling yourself this month) that is just plain fucked up. Maybe we don't have the whole story but based on what is known, I'd say that Prince Putrid owes that guy another '61 Epi WITH an autograph and a sincere apology.

That is beyond shit-house rat crazy fucked up. There is no plausible excuse for that shit. I'd have beaten the little fucker within and inch of his purple life. Jail time or not, I'd a beaten him so he'd remember the pain that comes with being a complete and utter douche bag.

That's the type of V I'd get (and have wanted as of lately) if I were to go V. Given the extinction of Hamer, guess that's one ax I'll never see...

Love Wolf's playing and was stoked when I saw him sporting a Hamer a few years ago. Been listening to Accept's playlist on the iPod in the car.

I'll paraphrase Andrew and NC Wyeth to define what makes good art, as music is obviously a form of art. "Art must come from emotion, without it, it is purely clinical exercise of technique." "Drawing cubes and cones ( a parallel to learning basic chords and scales) all day drove me up a tree. But my father believed in it and I believed in it. You've got to know the rules before you can break them."

+1 She definitely plays with fire and verve. Goddamn, I would've been madly in love with her back when I was 16...

I am (still) a sorry sack of sh*t by comparison. I was so slow to learn even basic rudiments of theory, chords and the pentatonic scale. Sheeesh. I'd have traded my left nut to be able to have that kind of dexterity and aptitude. It's embarrassing. That being said, I was writing my own sh*t by the 2nd year of non-playing/learning. Talking complete songs and fairly adventurous at that. It all sucked but it was what was in my head and heart and to this day still makes me smile after I finish laughing my ass off at the horrid technical aspect.

+1 Frankly, I really don't think I can do much better than the incoming custom order Cali, custom shop Jackson Star, or my Python project Cali, and a revamped, refin-ed, modded Blitz. YMMV.

For the record, I'm still in. That V90 I was poised to acquire did not happen. I pulled the plug on that deal. Got too many irons in the fire with past projects already bought and paid for. And don't think, for a second, that this contest had any bearing on that decision...

Aww knock it off, Bennyboy! Now you're just being plain mean and cruel...

Daesin's Cali is so off-the-charts cool!!! The originality of the graphic and the perfect marriage of his artistic vision and arguably, the finest vehicle for rawk musical expression make that one for the record books. I wish Jim was available for my custom order Cali. Won't say I had to settle on the graphic for my order but if I had his copious talent to work with... hoo boy! WARNING! Slight derail: I did, however, manage to get my idea for a custom finish on my upcoming Jackson Custom:

My apologies but I can't seem to find a better shot of the whole guitar. This was my first Cali Elite and my only O'Connor to date.

If the For Sale section stays as empty of guitars that interest me as it has for the last 7 days, I'm a shoe-in for winning this lil' contest.

Surly cock. Sounds like a great band name!

Rik was one of my absolute faves in the early- mid 80's and I had an opportunity to see him play in a high school auditorium in 2007. He was doing a acoustic/electric set with another backing guitarist. It was pretty cool as he did some of his more recent jazzier material and few of his old Triumph hits as well. Missed my opportunity to meet him afterwards though.

I met Yngwie Malmsteen at a record signing back in the day. I don't remember being all flustered though he was predictably arrogant and dismissive...towards everybody. I probably woulda been starstruck around Page, Via, EVH, Petrucci or pretty much any of my guitar gods. These days? Not so much. Sure, I'd have questions but starstruck? Nah.

Dude, A Jetsetter like you??? You have it all and then some. LOL. While I have no room to complain about my situation in life, I am far from a jetsetter and well shy of having it all and then some.

Happy birthday, Greg! Now get back to work!

I was just umm, admiring this chick's video earlier tonight. It's been around for while. Wish I was still young enough to even have a girlfriend like that...

Wow. Tough crowd. I've used several of those, including but not limited to: "up for grabs", "minty", and "selling for a friend" because, well, I WAS selling it for friend who was not a member on a particular forum. Probably use them again at some point.